Elevation of Avondale
973ft
above sea level · 297 m
Avondale is a city in Arizona with 100,983 people, the 15th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 60th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.44° N · 112.35° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 26′ 8″ N · 112° 20′ 59″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 12S · 374,544 E · 3,700,393 N
- Zone 12 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
- UTC−7 all year: no daylight saving time
- Population (2025)
- 100,983 people
- 47.8 sq mi of land · 2,110 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Avondale had 100,983 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 13% more than in April 2020, when it had 89,316. Its 47.8 sq mi of land work out to 2,110 people/sq mi; the state average is 67 people/sq mi.
It’s the 15th most populous of the 467 places the Census counts in Arizona (cities, towns and CDPs), after Phoenix (1,665,481), and holds 1.3% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Maricopa County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 8.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Avondale sits at 973 ft (297 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Avondale is 111 ft above it.
The state capital, Phoenix, is 16 mi away in a straight line and 115 ft higher than Avondale.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Glendale, 12 mi away in a straight line and 155 ft higher.
Of the 14 cities in Arizona with a page, Avondale is the 4th lowest: the highest is Tucson (2,481 ft) and the lowest is Yuma (141 ft).
The highest point in Arizona is Humphreys Peak, at 12,633 ft according to the USGS: 11,660 ft above Avondale, 137 mi away in a straight line.
- 60 Avondale 973 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Avondale.
What is the elevation of Avondale?
Avondale is 973 feet (297 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.
What are the coordinates of Avondale?
Latitude 33.43560 and longitude -112.34960, in decimal degrees (33° 26′ 8″ N · 112° 20′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 374,544 E and 3,700,393 N, on NAD83.
How does Avondale rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 60th highest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).
What county is Avondale in?
Maricopa County, Arizona.
Which is higher, Avondale or Phoenix?
Phoenix. Avondale sits at 973 ft and Phoenix at 1,088 ft: a difference of 115 ft, 16 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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